Mama Stripped Down Version Chords & Lyrics - Empire Cast

[INTRO]
[D#m] [F#] [G#m]
[D#m] [F#] [G#m]
[F#]x2 [B] [F#] [G#m]

[VERSE 1]
L[G#m]isten, [D#m]mama [F#]
[G#m7]So many words to describ[D#m]e you[F#]
[G#m7]Strong would be an underst[F#]atement
[B] [F#/A#] G#m[add2]
Warrior would suit you so much better
‘[G#m]Cause you’ve been [D#m]fighti[F]ng
[G#m]She was just turning [D#m]16 [F#]
[G#m]Daddy left her out in the col[F#]d streets
He wasn’t [B]having it
He found a[F#/A#]ll her sins [G#m]underneath the [Bbm7]mattress

[PRE-CHORUS]
T[Bbm7]hen suddenly her daddy up[Am7] and[G#m7] died
B[G#m7]ut still she sees her father there in [B/C#]Lucious’ e[Ddim7]yes

[CHORUS]
[D#m] [F#]Mam[G#m]a, [D#m] oh [F#]mam[G#m]a,
For [F#]everything you’ve [B]been through
There’s [F#/A#]nothing that I [G#m]won’t do for
[D#m]You, [F#]mam[G#m]a, [D#m] oh [F#]mam[G#m]a
See [F#]you deserve the [B]best of
[F#/A#]What this world can [G#m]offer to [D#m]you
[D#m] [F#]Mama, I lo[G#m]ve you
Mama [D#m]mama mama[F#] I do[G#m] love you
[F#] Mama I [B]love you, mama [F#]mama [G#m]

[VERSE 2]
I[G#m]n love with the [D#m]thought of [F#]becoming [G#m]queen
She never [D#m]told, she did[F#] seven[G#m]teen

S[G#m]he gave it [F#]all so unselfishl[B]y
And she did it [F#/A#]all just for loyal[G#m]ty
That’s my m[Bbm7]ama

[PRE-CHORUS]
I[Bbm7] never knew someone to sa[Am7]crifi[G#m7]ce
E[G#m7]verything for love, even [B/C#]gave up their[Ddim7] whole [D#m]lives

[CHORUS]
[D#m] [F#] [G#m] Oh [D#m]mama[F#] [G#m]
For [F#]everything you’ve [B]been through
There’s [F#/A#]nothing that I [G#m]won’t do for
[D#m]You, [F#] [G#m] oh [D#m]mama[F#] [G#m]
See [F#]you deserve the [B]best of
[F#/A#]What this world can [G#m]offer

[BRIDGE]
[G#m7] [Am7] [Bbm7]You’re the reason for my be[Bbm7]ing h[Am7]ere [B/C#]
[B/C#] Mama I’m so grateful, yes I a[B/C#]m [Am7] [Bbm7]
I[Bbm7]'m gon' be the one to guide yo[Bbm7]ur he[Am7]art [G#m7]
[D#m]Although Lucious r[G#m7]aised us, you still m[B/C#]ade us f[Ddim7]rom the[D#m] sun

[CHORUS]
[D#m] [F#] [G#m] Mama, oh ma[D#m]ma [F#] [G#m]
For [F#]everything you’ve [B]been through
There’s [F#/A#]nothing that I [G#m]won’t do for
[D#m]You, [F#] [G#m] oh [D#m]mama[F#] [G#m]
See [F#]you deserve the [B]best of
[F#/A#]What this world can [G#m]offer
[D#m]To you